About Atghara Village

Atghara is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 468 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atghara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Baruipur
Pincode	743610
Area (hectares)	59.96 hectares
Population	917
Male Population	468
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atghara compares

By the 2011 count Atghara is the 102nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 59.96 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Atghara

Atghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atghara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atghara from other places

Atghara lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baruipur Junction, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Atghara
Tehsil headquarters	Baruipur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Baruipur Junction	3.6 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	24 km

Villages closest to Atghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Atghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Atghara village had a population of 917. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Atghara village has 468 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atghara has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Atghara is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atghara covers 59.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atghara falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atghara is Baruipur Junction, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atghara.

Atghara is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atghara is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baruipur is about 3.5 km away. Baruipur Junction is about 3.6 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.